MLA Caldwell Welcomes Construction on Five Highways in Western Manitoba

Brandon East MLA Drew Caldwell was pleased to note the start of construction on five major highways serving Western Manitoba, at a total cost of $41.65 million.

“Manitoba is investing $4 billion into highway renewal—the largest infrastructure renewal in provincial history,” said Caldwell. "In Brandon and Western Manitoba,
this investment helps us build for the future."

The Manitoba Building and Renewal Plan is the Manitoba NDP’s strategy to build the critical infrastructure families count on – like flood protection, hospitals,
schools, and the vital bridges and highways that connect our communities and drive our economy.

This plan will create thousands of good jobs, stimulate our economy, and keep building a better Manitoba, for everyone.

These investments to the Brandon and Westman region include:

Improvements to the eastern access route, a new 4.1-kilometre stretch of Highway 110 between the Assiniboine River and the Trans-Canada Highway;

Construction on a 22-kilometre section of Highway 3 between Medora and Deloraine;

Construction on a 1.37-kilometre section of the north service road off the Trans-Canada Highway near Brandon;

Improvements to a 17.2-kilometre stretch of Highway 16 near Foxwarren; and

Construction on a 7.6-kilometre section of the Trans-Canada Highway west of Portage la Prairie.

All projects are expected to be completed by the end of this construction season, weather permitting.

Budget 2013 invests a record spending $622 million for highways and bridges.

In the 1990s, Brian Pallister and his PC government abandoned Manitoba’s critical infrastructure. They froze or cut funding for roads and highways over five budgets.
Nothing has changed. Brian Pallister today is again calling for deep cuts to the services and infrastructure that Manitoba families count on.